Memorial Funeral Home - Columbus

COLUMBUS - Obituary Ivy Bryan Coleman Ivy B. Coleman, beloved friend, brother, and son, age 90 went home to be with Jesus on January 4, 2026 at Windsor Place Skilled-Nursing Center in Columbus, Mississippi. Ivy was born on October 3, 1935 in Monroe County, Mississippi to Martha Rosie Honnoll Coleman and Henry McGrady Coleman. Ivy proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Korea and Japan. He began his military training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. During his time in the Army, he was recognized for his leadership and technical proficiency and was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant. After receiving an honorable discharge, he...

JOHNNY COLEMAN, JR. Johnny Jerome Coleman, Jr., age 78, passed away Wednesday August 27, 2025, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday September 2 at 9:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 10:30 a.m. at First Methodist Church in Columbus, MS, with Rev. Glenn Miller officiating. Graveside service and burial will be at 2:00 p.m. in Aberdeen, MS, at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with all arrangements. Johnny was born May 30, 1947, in Aberdeen, MS, to the late Johnny Jerome and Pauline Goodwin Coleman. He played football and basketball for the Aberdeen Bulldogs and graduated from Aberdeen High School...

JOHNNY COLEMAN, JR. Johnny Jerome Coleman, Jr., age 78, passed away Wednesday August 27, 2025, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday September 2 at 9:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 10:30 a.m. at First Methodist Church in Columbus, MS, with Rev. Glenn Miller officiating. Graveside service and burial will be at 2:00 p.m. in Aberdeen, MS, at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory has been entrusted with all arrangements. Johnny was born May 30, 1947, in Aberdeen, MS, to the late Johnny Jerome and Pauline Goodwin Coleman. He played football and basketball for the Aberdeen Bulldogs and graduated from Aberdeen High School...

JEANNIE DIERMANN Dorothy Jean "Jeannie" Diermann age 93 died Wednesday July 3, 2024 at her residence in Caledonia. Services will be held Saturday July 6, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Tim Childs officiating, burial will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday July 5, 2024 from 5 til 9 and again Saturday one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Mrs. Diermann was born on October 15, 1930 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi to the late Hubert O. Davis and Vera Ables Davis. She was member of Caledonia Church of Christ and a graduate of Smithville High School. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son Hal Robison...

Sidney Jere Manhein Sidney Jere Manhein (AKA Robert Jere Manhein), 82 of Columbus, Mississippi, died January 6, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital. Jere was born on November 6, 1941, in Jackson, Tennessee, to Catherine Sue Thompson and Jackson Fayette Manhein, Sr. He attended Jackson High and Southside High School, as well as his beloved Lambuth College in Jackson, where his school buddies would lovingly call him "Heinie" for the rest of his life. He received his M.Ed. from the University of Memphis and went on to study Neuro Linguistic Programming with pioneer Richard Bandler. His involvement in Cursillo was instrumental to centering his life on God and his church....

Jimmy Ray Phillips, age 85, passed away Monday October 23rd, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home and Crematory are in charge of arrangements. Jimmy was born June 5, 1938, in Tupelo, MS to the late Ulric Culmer and Mellie Moore Phillips. He attended Vibrant Church with his family and lived at Trinity Personal Care in Columbus, MS. Jimmy was a retired Industrial Supervisor and spent his retirement with the love of his life. Jimmy and his late wife were married for 67 years before her passing in 2022. Hobbies he loved were playing games, taking rides with his friends from...

PAT WHEELER Patricia Ann Honnoll "Pat" Wheeler age 75, passed away peacefully at her home on November 3, 2021. Services will be held Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at 903 College Street Chapel of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, Columbus, MS with Bo Couchman and Darrell Powell officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 1:00 pm until service time at the funeral home. Pat was born on May 25, 1946 in Columbus, MS to the late Alton Allen Honnoll and Irma Nell Chaffin Honnoll. She was a member of East Columbus Church of Christ. Pat was a beloved wife, sister, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, and friend. Her...

Charles "Chuck" Trenary September 21, 1944-August 14, 2021 Charles L. "Chuck" Trenary, a beloved father, grandfather, husband and friend, passed peacefully at his home August 14, 2021 at the age of 76. Chuck's irresistible passion for life touched all those who knew him. He proudly served in the Army from 1962 to 1967 and continued to be a proud supporter of Columbus Air Force Base. His love of food inspired a career in the restaurant business, where Chuck made his mark as someone who didn't just make good food - he built a community around his restaurant. From the start of his career with Pizza Hut, to the founding of...

1928-2021 Jacob Charles Pongetti passed away peacefully on January 22, 2021, at the age of 92. He was born March 2, 1928 in Webb, Mississippi to Jacondo and Ida Cocchi Pongetti. Jacob was the first in his family to attend college, and he graduated from Mississippi State College with a degree in Petroleum Geology. Soon thereafter, he was commissioned in the U.S Air Force where he achieved the rank of Captain and was honorably discharged. He later attended the University of Mississippi School of Law and practiced law in Columbus, MS after graduation. He was appointed Bankruptcy Trustee and served in this capacity until his retirement. He practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court in...

Nina Jean Southerland age 80 died January 12, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus Services will be announced at a later date. Nina was born on March 14, 1939 in Columbus MS to the late Amos H and Ruth Alexander. Mrs. Southerland was a member of First Baptist Church where she was a pre-school Sunday School Teacher for many years, and was a volunteer with Kids Growing in Christ and the Coleman Community Center. She was a retired employee of Franklin School, before working at Franklin, she managed Angel Playland, Children's Country, and Kiddie Korner Day care centers. She was affectionally known as Ms Nana. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son...

Margaret Holt Ross age 94 died Monday, December 14, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo MS. Graveside services will be held Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 2:30 PM at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Sanderson officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at the 716 2nd Ave N location of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory. She was born on Friday, January 08, 1926 in Lee County, MS to the late Thomas Madison and Isolene Evans Hussey. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Columbus, MS for over 50 years where she was active in several ministries. She lived in Columbus for 61 years before moving to Tupelo in 2011 to be...

BETTY GRISSOM Betty Jane Ash Grissom, age 81 died Saturday August 22, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A private family service will be held. Mrs. Grissom was born on October 6, 1938 in Caruthersville, MO to the late Fred Ernest and Rachel Modine Tillmon Ash. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Columbus. Mrs. Betty was an amazing homemaker who loved the Lord and her church. She was a true southern lady. She loved to cook for her family and friends, and had the sweetest heart. She was very passionate about her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Glenwood Grissom, her grandson,...

Celia Jean Bowen Forrester age 79 died Monday August 3, 2020 at the Courtyards Community Living Center in Fulton, MS. A graveside memorial service for immediate family and close friends will be held Thursday, August 6, at 2:00 pm at Memorial Gardens of Columbus, with Minister Luskey Green officiating. Social distancing guidelines will be followed. Mrs. Forrester was born on July 3, 1941 in Columbus to the late Barba Newton and Gertie Stapp Bowen. She was a member of Midway Church of Christ where she taught Sunday school classes for many years. She was a wonderful homemaker and she had a very special talent for cake decorating. She was fondly known in Starkville and the surrounding areas...

LINDELL EZELL Lindell Wilson Ezell age 76 died Friday July 31, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Mr. Ezell was born in Decatur, Mississippi on February 3, 1944 to the late Albert and Mary Everett Ezell. He was a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, and a former office manager at Lann Chemical Supply Company. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his son Brian Ezell of Aberdeen and his brother Darwin Ezell.

CAROL ALEXANDER Carol Jean Alexander age 71, died Friday, September 06, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A memorial service will be held Monday, September 09, 2019 at 12:00 noon at Memorial Gunter Peel 2nd Ave N. Chapel with Rev. Glenn Miller officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Mrs. Alexander was born on Sunday, January 04, 1948 in Greenville, MS to the late Robert Roby and Jean Craven Morganti. She was a retired bank teller for several banks in Columbus. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, William Glenn Lamar and her step-father Fred Morganti. Survivors include: Husband - Al Alexander, Columbus,...

KAREN MURFF COLEMAN Karen Brown Murff Coleman, 66, died at her residence on April 26, 2019. Visitation is Thursday May 2, 2019 from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home. She is survived by her mother, Willie Florence Brown Murff and her mother’s special friend, Joe Bell of Tupelo; daughter, Allicyn Coleman Hewett of Flowood, MS, son John Michael Coleman of Alexandria, VA; granddaughter Kalin Hewett of Caledonia, MS; one brother Jim (Mandy) of Tupelo, MS; nieces Montana (Matt) Purvis of New Albany, MS; Macon and Emery Murff; nephews Garrett Hill and Rivers Murff, all of Tupelo, MS. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society, P....

Elizabeth Bourland "Beth" Jolly died Monday, March 25, 2019, at the age of 66, at her home in West Point, MS. Beth was born on May 18, 1952, in Charleston, SC, to Dr. Walter Lee Bourland and Mrs. Martha Wright "Tommie" Bourland of Tupelo. She is survived by her husband of forty years ,David Bernard Jolly; her children, Dr. Anna Jolly Blackstock (Lindsey), Dr. David Bourland "Bo"Jolly and Lee Bernard Jolly; and her grandchildren, Reed Thomas Blackstock and Lane Elizabeth Blackstock. She is also survived by siblings, Dr. Walter Lee Bourland, Jr. (Kim), John Tilden Bourland (Ann) and Amanda Kathleen "Katie"Dalton (Frank). She is preceded in death by her parents. Beth graduated from Tupelo...